What is a Futurist & Why You Want to Be One at Work
7 Steps To Being A Practical Futurist I have been writing several years now on “futurist” topics for human resources professionals. I have presented on Seven steps to being a practical HR futurist. But after reading an interview with Intel’s Brian David Johnson, their resident futurist, that I thought about how you can go about […]
Stay with Reality and Context: Don’t Go Zebra
Going Zebra Going zebra happens when you make an assumption that is likely to be inaccurate, because you didn’t pay attention to the context. This will make more sense if you consider the following question. If there is a horse-like figure running across the horizon and you can’t quite make out what it is, and […]
Does Your Future Rely on Your Information Collection Today?
Did you know that the Library of Congress archives tweets? They started in 2010 with the existing 21 billion tweets already in existence. Today in 2014 they now have over 600 billion and are collecting a half a billion daily. I learned this factoid from Thomas Frey in a post he had about the future […]
How to Handle the Death of a Coworker
One of the hardest things any company can go through is the death of an coworker or employee. Many people spend over 40 hours per week at their jobs, and sometimes we see our coworkers more than our own families. We often grow close to the people we work with, so when a coworker dies, […]
Social Moms Are Responsible Teachers: They’re S.M.A.R.T.
We sat around the conference room table, some dialed into the conference line, spending our lunch hour listening to a guest speaker. She was there to talk about a subject that continues to frighten many: social media and our children. “I wish I could put my kids in a bubble with a slot for library books and […]
Take Charge of Your Career as a Freshman
Welcome to college! Believe it or not, your first year of college is the best time to begin your career planning and preparation. If you are an upper class student, make today the day you begin! Either way, it makes sense to write down some specific career goals for your four years of college. Pursuing […]
